The go-kart track is the amenity that buys a parent an hour of peace and buys a nine-year-old the best twenty minutes of their week. There is a very particular expression on a child's face the first time they are given sole control of an engine, and it is worth the price of the ticket on its own. The hotels in this collection have built real go-kart facilities. Think a proper circuit with barriers and run-off rather than a loop of cones on a car park, karts in at least two sizes so a six-year-old and a fourteen-year-old are not in the same machine, helmets that actually fit small heads, marshals who enforce the rules, and often dual-seat karts so a parent can take a younger child around. The better properties run timed sessions and a leaderboard, which is what turns one go into a week-long family grudge match. Alpine and Kinderhotel properties lead here, alongside larger Mediterranean resorts with the land to build a genuine track. It is one of the few amenities that reliably pulls teenagers out of their rooms. Below are the top family hotels with a go-kart track, sorted by overall score.